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coronate

coronate

English

Verb

coronate ‎(third-person singular simple present coronates, present participle coronating, simple past and past participle coronated)

  1. To crown a sovereign.

Usage notes

This term is considered non-standard by many; crown is preferred.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

coronate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having or wearing a crown.
  2. (zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
  3. (zoology) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
  4. (zoology, of a spiral shell) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

Translations

Italian

Verb

coronate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of coronare
  2. second-person plural imperative of coronare
  3. Feminine plural of coronato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

corōnāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of corōnō

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin corōnātus ‎(“crowned”), past perfect participle of corōnō ‎(“I crown”), from corōna ‎(“crown”).

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